Vision | Treatment | Services | Affiliations | Model Plans

Central Regional Hospital is the first of three new state-operated psychiatric hospitals being built in North Carolina to address the mental health needs of our citizens as we enter the 21st Century. It will serve the acute mental health needs of patients from 26 counties. Scheduled to begin admitting patients in July of 2008, CRH has 432 private rooms. Central Regional Hospital will employ more than 1,600 staff, including 50 doctors, 240 professional nursing staff, and 400 health care technicians.

Architect's rendering of Central Regional Hospital
(Image is courtesy of the Freelon Group in association with Cannon Design)

Vision
Central Regional Hospital seeks to be a model state hospital using evidence-based practices, research, education, and technology to provide quality clinical care in the safest environment.

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Treatment
Each patient’s treatment will be based on an assessment of individual strengths, needs and preferences with the ultimate goal of restoring patients to their optimal level of functioning and returning them to their home community.

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Services

Affiliations
Central Regional Hospital is a psychiatry residency training site for both the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University. Both universities conduct clinical research programs at the hospital. CRH provides training rotations for medical students, nurses, social workers, psychologists, chaplains, physical therapists, occupational therapists, recreation therapists and a variety of other disciplines.

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CRH Model Plans

CRH has adopted the “treatment mall” concept as the means of providing adequate and consistent therapeutic opportunities to all of its patients. Treatment malls are designed to create physical and social environments that are relevant to community living.

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Last Update: July 14, 2008

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